Using the National Standards to Promote Excellence in Teaching:
An Institute for High School Psychology Teachers on Biopsychology

Sponsored by the American Psychological Association (APA), the APA Teachers of
Psychology in Secondary Schools, and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

July 22-27, 2007

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI

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Institute schedule

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Sunday, July 22, 2007

4:00 - 7:00 PM Participant Registration, Reception and Welcome
Richard Liebl Hall/Dewey Schrader Lounge

Monday, July 23, 2007

7:30 – 8:30 AM Breakfast available
1965 Room, University Union

8:30 AM Participant Registration/Sign In

9:00 – 9:30 AM Introductions
Mary Ann Cofrin (MAC) Hall, Room 105

9:30 – 11:00 AM Session I
Biological Psychology: The Major Issues
James Kalat, PhD, North Carolina State University

11:00 – 11:15 AM Break

11:15 – 12:30 PM Session II
Pedagogy / Activities – A Master Teacher presentation

12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch
Garden Cafι, Common Grounds Coffeehouse, Corner Store

2:00 – 3:30 PM Session III
Biological Psychology: Mechanisms
James Kalat, PhD, North Carolina State University

3:30 – 3:45 PM Break

3:45 – 5:00 PM Lesson Plan Revision Session: Introduction of Process

6:00 PM Opening Day Dinner – Patrick’s on the Bay
2607 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311
Shuttle departing Richard Liebl Hall at 5:45 PM

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast available
Garden Cafι, Common Grounds Coffeehouse, Corner Store

8:30 – 10:00 AM Session IV
Feelings on the Tip of the Tongue: Taste, Emotion, and the Organization of Behavior
Nancy Dess, PhD, Occidental College

10:00 – 10:30 AM Break

10:30 – Noon Session V
Aging: Promoting Awareness and Advocacy
Dean VonDras, PhD, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay

Noon – 1:00 PM Lunch
1965 Room, University Union

1:00 – 1:45 PM Session VI
Pedagogy / Activities – A Master Teacher presentation

1:45 - 2:00 PM Break

2:00 – 4:30 PM Lesson Plan Revision: Work Session 1

5:00 PM Trip to Lambeau Field Atrium for Tour of Packers Stadium

Dinner at Curly’s Pub
Bus will board at 5:00 PM in circle at Richard Liebl Hall
Bus returns to campus at 9:30 PM

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast available
Garden Cafι, Common Grounds Coffeehouse, Corner Store

8:30 – 10:00 AM Session VII
Neuroscience in the Psychology Classroom: Challenges and Opportunities
Eric Chudler, PhD, University of Washington

10:00 – 10:30 AM Break

10:30 – Noon Session VIII
Neuroscience in the Psychology Classroom: Journey into the Brain
Eric Chudler, PhD, University of Washington

Noon – 1:30 PM Lunch
Shorewood Golf Course (on campus)

1:30 - 2:00 PM Session IX
What Environmental Psychology can add to your Psychology Course
Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges, Ph.D.
Chair, Psychology Department, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay

2:00 – 2:45 PM Session X
Pedagogy / Activities – A Master Teacher presentation

2:45 - 3:00 PM Break

3:00 – 5:30 PM Lesson Plan Revision: Work Session 2

6:00 – 7:00 Dinner available
Richard Liebl Hall/Dewey Schrader Lounge

7:00 – 8:30 PM Lesson Plan Revision: Work Session 3

Thursday, July 26, 2007

7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast available
Garden Cafι, Common Grounds Coffeehouse, Corner Store

8:30 – 10:00 AM Session XI
Health Psychology
Cynthia D. Belar, PhD, APA Education Directorate

10:00 – 10:15 AM Break

10:15 – 11:05 AM Session XII
Advances in Stress & Coping (and Why Women do it better)
Regan Gurung, PhD, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay

11:05 – 11:15 am Break

11:15 – Noon Session XIII
Pedagogy / Activities – A Master Teacher presentation

Noon – 1:30 PM Lunch
1965 Room, University Union

1:30 – 2:20 PM Session XIV
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Persists
Dennis Lorenz, PhD, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

2:20 – 2:30 PM Break

2:30 - 5:00 PM Lesson Plan Revision: Work Session 4

7:00 pm Closing dinner
Ecumenical Center (on campus)

Friday, July 27, 2007

7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast available
1965 Room, University Union

8:30 – 9:00 AM Session XIV
What Can I Do with a Psychology Major? Practical Career Information for High School Students
Kristin Vespia, PhD, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

9:00 – 9:15 AM Lesson Plan Revision Presentation: Group 1

9:15 - 9:30 AM Lesson Plan Revision Presentation: Group 2

9:30 – 9:45 AM Lesson Plan Revision Presentation: Group 3

9:45 – 10:00 AM Lesson Plan Revision Presentation: Group 4

10:00 – 11:30 Wrapping Up and Evaluations